Greetings, This poll is just sour grapes. No - this is governance based on something other than self-styled autocratic leadership. I voted for things to stay as they are because Zen Forum International exists already as an option for those interested in an exclusively Zen-focused forum. As I see it,...

Greetings, INFJ but one might be near the middle of the scale on all four measures and the other might be so far out on the I and N scales that they can hardly function in society. I'm far out on both of those scales, but neither impact my ability to function in society. To be honest, the further I ...

Greetings, INTJ when I took the test 20 years ago. INFJ when I re-took it recently. Similar story here. I transitioned from an INTJ to an INFJ and I put that largely down to Buddhist practice, although I also have a non-Buddhist friend named Sally who has made the same transition too. Maitri, Retro....

Greetings, For me everything begins with Shakyamuni Buddha. So I would suggest at first reading about his life. Good call. :thumbsup: I found this book very good for that purpose... http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Buddha-According-Canon/dp/1928706126" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Mai...

Greetings, I didn't vote, but I would say no as the question is worded. "Should" is kind of strong. If it was worded, "is it okay for Buddhist to give to Hare Krishnas" then I would say yes. However, in general I am sure most of us don't have millions to budget for charitable contributions and since...

Greetings, I do drink an unreasonable amount of caffeine, but I am unwilling to give that up. Well, to be honest, if you're not prepared to flex at all on this point, it's hard to think that you're too serious about achieving your health objective. Have you tried yoga? Perhaps if you tried yoga once...

Greetings, You might want to, you know, actually read the first section, the one describing "the practices leading to stream entry". It contains the Buddha's own instructions on how to cultivate each of the four factors listed above. When you say "practice guide", I'm assuming you mean that you want...

Greetings, The Western tradition has always had a strong leaning to the 'outer'. We alter the physical environs to make it 'better'; usually that means more comfortable or enriching. The Orient has the opposite tendency, or at least had it. Buddha addressed the root cause of poverty, and all other f...

Greetings Samanthabhadra, We don't view Buddha as just a historical figure, we view him as someone who exists in an eternal platonic realm and our goal should be to attain this Buddha nature. Atheistic Buddhists have no future because the tantric texts of Buddhism slams the views of atheistic and se...